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No winner in $5 million African leadership prizeupdated: Mon Oct 19 2009 13:56:00

A $5 million prize to reward good leadership in Africa was dramatically awarded Monday to ... nobody.

People.com: Will & Jada Pinkett Smith to Co-Host Nobel Peace Prize Concertupdated: Wed Sep 30 2009 11:28:00

The couple will preside over a December celebration to honor the 2009 laureate

People.com: Scarlett Johansson Honors Nobel Peace Prize Winnerupdated: Fri Dec 12 2008 09:51:00

The actress cohosts a tribute concert for Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari in Norway

Stellar show for Nobel Peace Prize winnerupdated: Thu Dec 11 2008 09:45:00

A week of events to mark the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari continues Thursday with a stellar concert in Oslo to be broadcast on CNN.com Live.

Ahtisaari on negotiatingupdated: Thu Dec 11 2008 09:45:00

Nobel Peace Laureate Martti Ahtisaari discusses his style of negotiating.

Former Finland leader accepts Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Wed Dec 10 2008 14:38:00

Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari Wednesday called on U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to "give high priority to the Middle East conflict in his first year in office."

Time.com: Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Finnish Diplomatupdated: Fri Oct 10 2008 13:00:00

The Finn Martti Ahtisaari has made a career of forging peace through the hard slog of conventional diplomacy

Time.com: The Nobel Peace Winner: Important Work, Uninspired Choice updated: Fri Oct 10 2008 13:00:00

Viewpoint: Professional troubleshooter Martti Ahtisaari may not seem an inspired Nobel choice, but who'd want the job of brokering agreements between those who'd prefer to have blown one another way

Former Finland leader wins Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Fri Oct 10 2008 11:48:00

Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.

Time.com: Ex-Finnish President Wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Fri Oct 10 2008 06:00:00

Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace in places as diverse as East Timor and the Balkans in Europe.

Kosovo electionupdated: Wed Nov 28 2007 05:30:00

CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva speaks with Sally McNamara of the Heritage Foundation about Kosovo's move for independence.

Time.com: Freedom Postponed for Kosovoupdated: Wed Jul 11 2007 12:00:00

With the international community at loggerheads over how to proceed, Kosovo's independence-hungry Albanians may be tempted to take matters into their own hands

Serbian outrage over Bush remarksupdated: Mon Jun 11 2007 01:31:00

U.S. President George W. Bush was returning home Monday after an eight-day European tour dominated by concerns over American plans for a Europe-based missile defense system and the future status of the Serbian province of Kosovo.

Time.com: Will Russia Block Kosovo Independence?updated: Thu May 24 2007 16:45:00

Analysis: Putin may have plenty of narrow political reasons for nixing the province's inevitable breakaway from Serbia, but the effect of delaying it may actually make for a more stable transition

Rebels, Indonesian government reach agreementupdated: Sat Jul 16 2005 17:50:00

Separatist rebels and the Indonesian government have reached a tentative peace agreement after five straight days of talks in Helsinki, Finland, according to a spokesman for GAM (Free Aceh Movement).

Indonesia, rebel set for new talksupdated: Wed Feb 23 2005 13:52:00

A second round of talks between separatist rebels and the Indonesian government ended in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday with former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari mediating the talks, which he said reached a "sensitive" level through "substantive dialogue."

Peace talks set as Aceh battles onupdated: Wed Jan 26 2005 00:08:00

Peace talks between Indonesian officials and exiled Aceh rebels will begin in Finland on Thursday after December's devastating tsunami seems to have brought the two sides back to the negotiating table.

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